Replacement Startup Ideas

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4 years ago

A company that provides a central point of contact for parents to reach out to teachers. It’s not a replacement for the school but rather helps parents stay in touch with the teacher.

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4 years ago

A replacement for traditional backpacks that allows people to carry their belongings along with them when they move.

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5 years ago

This app is a replacement for spreadsheets. The app helps users manage every aspect of their finances, including contracts, invoices, and approvals. The startup offers a monthly subscription fee for the software and gives users a free trial period.

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5 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses track repairs, maintenance, and replacements rather than having to rely on spreadsheets and stops receiving Ubers and other ride-share services.

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5 years ago

An API for professionals to find freelance gigs and manage their portfolios and payment, as a replacement for tools like Upwork and Fiverr.

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5 years ago

A company that makes custom-designed pens that attach to a USB thumb drive. The startup looks to disrupt the $1.3 billion market for replacement pens.

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5 years ago

A product for helping people create a daily habit of exercising. The startup helps people work through a workout routine on their phone, with the goal of helping them build a habit. It’s meant to be a replacement for people who have used apps like ChoreMonster or other similar products before.

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4 years ago

An auto-replacement tool for software developers.

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5 years ago

Idea: A platform for companies to manage their remote, international teams The startup’s main pitch is that its software serves as a better replacement for tools like Slack

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4 years ago

“A replacement for the existing marketing technology market, which is not fit for the modern era”

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3 years ago

A startup that sends coupons to your phone to help you buy things you’d normally buy from a store. It’s not a replacement for coupons, but a way to encourage you to buy things you would have otherwise bought.

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4 years ago

A replacement for the “shitty” conference call or conference voice chat apps that clutter your phone. The startup wants to use a sophisticated system of algorithms to filter through all of the crappy conference calls that happen in your daily life. The company’s founders say these calls are distracting, and in some places illegal.

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2 years ago

The Protein Bar is a meal replacement shake that has a protein bar inside. The product is available in two flavors, Chocolate Sea Salt and Cookies and Cream, with the company planning to expand to other flavors

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4 years ago

A startup in the Netherlands that wants to save on operational expenses by creating a better product for the removal and replacement of asphalt.

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3 years ago

A replacement for the ubiquitous coffee maker. The startup wants to reinvent the coffee experience, creating a device that is as reliable as a Keurig but with the option for different-strength coffee, and with the ability to serve coffee to different people.

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2 years ago

A company that helps provide a replacement for cash/cards used by the underprivileged in developing countries.

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2 years ago

A replacement for Google Docs, with the same functionality but a more innovative design.

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3 years ago

A mobile app that helps companies with workplace flexibility by automating the process of filling out time off requests, calculating pay and, if need be, finding a replacement.

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2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for international travelers to get visas for their home countries. They’re trying to build a modern replacement for the antiquated VisaHQ.

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3 years ago

A facial recognition app for iPhone that’s meant to be used in the background and is touted as a replacement for mobile fingerprint readers. The startup is still in stealth mode, and a company rep says that it’s just a few months away from launch.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps companies monitor employee productivity using analytics. It also sells a mobile app that helps managers manage workflows, essentially a replacement for existing work management tools.

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2 years ago

A “digital replacement for the inspection process”. The company looks at photos of an auto to see if anything out of place is visible in the photo and if the vehicle has been repaired.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps companies get into the automotive aftermarket and government vehicle replacement markets. The company wants to help companies price their products to be competitive with the current market to help them grow.

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5 years ago

Idea: A platform for insurers to call and text patients regularly about their health and to encourage them to get physicals. The startup aims to be a replacement for the “wellness programs” that many insurers have offered in the past.

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5 years ago

Idea: A new way to consume the web as a company It’s a homepage replacement that lets you run custom searches, integrate with tools like Slack, and create spaces to chat

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2 years ago

A product that lets companies pay for spare parts and inventory in advance, so if a product breaks down, they can get a replacement in a couple days.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps homeowners choose replacements for common household items like roofing tiles, kitchen appliances, flooring, and lighting. It’s an easy way to shop for similar products online, and then see them in person at a local store.

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2 years ago

An automated form of HR that acts as a replacement for the HR department. The company’s base product is a hiring and onboarding software, and its growth has been driven by their core B2B sales-specific product, which acts as an automated replacement for HR.

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Replacement Startup Ideas

A company that provides a central point of contact for parents to reach out to teachers. It’s not a replacement for the school but rather helps parents stay in touch with the teacher.

A replacement for traditional backpacks that allows people to carry their belongings along with them when they move.

This app is a replacement for spreadsheets. The app helps users manage every aspect of their finances, including contracts, invoices, and approvals. The startup offers a monthly subscription fee for the software and gives users a free trial period.

A startup that helps small businesses track repairs, maintenance, and replacements rather than having to rely on spreadsheets and stops receiving Ubers and other ride-share services.

An API for professionals to find freelance gigs and manage their portfolios and payment, as a replacement for tools like Upwork and Fiverr.

A company that makes custom-designed pens that attach to a USB thumb drive. The startup looks to disrupt the $1.3 billion market for replacement pens.

A product for helping people create a daily habit of exercising. The startup helps people work through a workout routine on their phone, with the goal of helping them build a habit. It’s meant to be a replacement for people who have used apps like ChoreMonster or other similar products before.

An auto-replacement tool for software developers.

Idea: A platform for companies to manage their remote, international teams The startup’s main pitch is that its software serves as a better replacement for tools like Slack

“A replacement for the existing marketing technology market, which is not fit for the modern era”

A startup that sends coupons to your phone to help you buy things you’d normally buy from a store. It’s not a replacement for coupons, but a way to encourage you to buy things you would have otherwise bought.

The Protein Bar is a meal replacement shake that has a protein bar inside. The product is available in two flavors, Chocolate Sea Salt and Cookies and Cream, with the company planning to expand to other flavors

A startup in the Netherlands that wants to save on operational expenses by creating a better product for the removal and replacement of asphalt.

A replacement for the ubiquitous coffee maker. The startup wants to reinvent the coffee experience, creating a device that is as reliable as a Keurig but with the option for different-strength coffee, and with the ability to serve coffee to different people.

A company that helps provide a replacement for cash/cards used by the underprivileged in developing countries.

A replacement for Google Docs, with the same functionality but a more innovative design.

A mobile app that helps companies with workplace flexibility by automating the process of filling out time off requests, calculating pay and, if need be, finding a replacement.

A startup that makes it easier for international travelers to get visas for their home countries. They’re trying to build a modern replacement for the antiquated VisaHQ.

A facial recognition app for iPhone that’s meant to be used in the background and is touted as a replacement for mobile fingerprint readers. The startup is still in stealth mode, and a company rep says that it’s just a few months away from launch.

A startup that helps companies monitor employee productivity using analytics. It also sells a mobile app that helps managers manage workflows, essentially a replacement for existing work management tools.

A “digital replacement for the inspection process”. The company looks at photos of an auto to see if anything out of place is visible in the photo and if the vehicle has been repaired.

A startup that helps companies get into the automotive aftermarket and government vehicle replacement markets. The company wants to help companies price their products to be competitive with the current market to help them grow.

Idea: A platform for insurers to call and text patients regularly about their health and to encourage them to get physicals. The startup aims to be a replacement for the “wellness programs” that many insurers have offered in the past.

Idea: A new way to consume the web as a company It’s a homepage replacement that lets you run custom searches, integrate with tools like Slack, and create spaces to chat

A product that lets companies pay for spare parts and inventory in advance, so if a product breaks down, they can get a replacement in a couple days.

A startup that helps homeowners choose replacements for common household items like roofing tiles, kitchen appliances, flooring, and lighting. It’s an easy way to shop for similar products online, and then see them in person at a local store.

An automated form of HR that acts as a replacement for the HR department. The company’s base product is a hiring and onboarding software, and its growth has been driven by their core B2B sales-specific product, which acts as an automated replacement for HR.